Humble Sea turns 2 this year with a celebration this Friday and Saturday, March 15-16. Per the official event pages, Friday will be the more intimate event, and Saturday will get a bit louder. Humble Sea will be "taking over the whole damn parking lot with all of our special release beers (on draft as well as to-go options), some of the best bands in town and the most delicious food vendors in the county." Specifically, that means three bands will play — The Coffis Brothers (rock), Henry Chadwick (indie) and AJ Lee & Jesse Finchman (bluegrass) — and the brewery will release a trio of collabs with Moksa, Cellarmaker and Moonraker. Tickets for both events are available now.

Things are happening for Anchor Brewing employees: Workers voted 31-16 on Wednesday to unionize. They'll be one of the first breweries in the country to do so, as the Chronicle reported this week. With the result, the brewery, owned by Japanese beer giant Sapporo, has released a statement. "Anchor is proud of its long history of firsts, which ignited the modern craft beer movement," it read. "We look forward to discussions with the newly formed union and strengthening our collective future with all of our employees."

Across the Bay, Brewbies has announced the return of its annual beer fest event. The beer fundraiser, which earns cash for the Keep A Breast Foundation, will take place at Faction Brewing in Alameda on May 4. Participating breweries will be announced in the coming weeks.

Excessive storms and rain ripped through parts of Northern California in recent weeks, flooding homes and businesses alike. Sebastopol brewery Crooked Goat, unfortunately, is among those establishments now trying to undo the damage. The brewery is currently "cleaning up and drying out," per a Facebook post, but was forced to temporarily close and let go of their employees. They've launched a fundraiser in the interim, with all proceeds benefiting those workers out of a job. Later this month, on March 29, they and some industry friends are throwing a benefit party "to ease our flood pains."

Heads up, homebrewers: Black Sands on Haight is temporarily shuttering its homebrew shop as it "reconcept(s) the space."

Out on Alameda's wonderful but food-deprived Spirits Alley — home to Faction, Almanac and The Rake, as well as St. George's, Hangar One, and Rockwall Winery — food trucks "all day, every day" will soon become the norm. Stay tuned!